Lorraine's Blog

So it all started with the departure from my house in France; on my way to the USA to speak at the Equine International Summit. There were roadworks on the usual route that I take to go to the train station. So taking a slightly different route and leaving, as I often do with just the right amount of time to get to the station, I missed the train by a hair. It was in the station as I was entering the parking lot, and I saw it leave...then I thought, no problem. I'll take the train to Paris instead of the train going directly to the airport and take public transport to the airport.  When I arrived at the train station in Paris, there was a technical problem on the public transportation train line, which was not working, and the airport bus had an unplanned strike by most of the drivers. As I started to discover the information about the transportation to the airport and began to worry about whether I would get there in time for my plane, I remember taking a mental pause and...